Why prime property buyers need an agent November 8, 2021 A search for a prime property can involve speaking to 20 or 30 different selling agents. The market is being disrupted all the time, with new agents and brokers splintering off from other firms and setting up on their own. Brokerage numbers are increasing all the time and it is harder than ever to stay [...]
PA Awards 2021 November 8, 2021 Behind every great business person is an exceptional PA, EA or VA. City A.M. is once again celebrating those Personal, Executive and Virtual Assistants in a unique ceremony at Bob Bob Ricard in the heart of the Square Mile on Tuesday 7th December. This year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever, with more [...]
Global crypto market cap surges past $3tn as top coins rally November 8, 2021 The global crypto currency market is now worth a whopping $3tn (£2.2tn) according to data from CoinGecko. It comes after top ten crypto currencies have all experienced a price surge over the past week helping to push the market to new heights. Bitcoin has jumped above the $66k mark, up 6.4 per cent in 24 [...]
Housebuilders concerned over rising material costs November 8, 2021 Housebuilders are wrangling with supply chain disruption and rising material costs with the delivery of new homes under threat. 61 per cent of builders said these factors were the biggest obstacles adding pressure to their bottom line, in a survey of more than 50 English housebuilders by property consultancy Knight Frank. Concerns are also mounting [...]
JD Sports defends Footasylum boss car park meeting as CMA investigates November 8, 2021 JD Sports has defended reports that its executive chairman met with Footasylum boss amid an ongoing competition watchdog review. The footwear giant’s executive chairman Peter Cowgill met with Footasylum chief Barry Bown, in a car park near Bury in Greater Manchester, this summer, in footage seen by the Sunday Times. JD Sports said in a [...]
First-time buyer price inflation nears 10 per cent as London house prices shoot past £500k November 6, 2021 First-time buyer annual house price inflation is now at a five-month high, at 9.2 per cent, and has pushed ahead of the equivalent measure for home movers, at 8.1 per cent, according to property experts. In London, the average house prices have shot passed £500k. The average UK house price hit a record high of [...]
Focus On: Islington – An area that has all a savvy buyer needs November 5, 2021 One of those neighbourhoods that has it all, Islington combines lively restaurants and bars, inviting pubs and attractive residential areas with Georgian townhouses, garden squares and quaint terraces. Less bourgeois than west London, it attracts a mix of high-earning middle class millennials and boomers, families, and hipster house sharers with a liking for arts and [...]
UK house prices surpass £270k November 5, 2021 UK house prices have hit a record high as the average property tops £270,000. Annual house price inflation has reached 8.1 per cent, from 7.4 per cent, according to Halifax’s house price index. London has remained the weakest performing area of the UK by quite a stretch. Annual inflation was 0.8 per cent, compared to [...]
Prime London sales hit highest yearly growth since 2015 November 5, 2021 The Prime London sales market has marked the highest annual growth since September 2015, as consumer confidence bounces back. Average prices across central areas including the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea increased by 1.2 per cent in the year to October. September was the sixth consecutive month of annual [...]
Estate agent Purplebricks shares topple after drop in supply November 4, 2021 Online estate agent Purplebricks’ shares plummeted following a trading update highlighting a drop in supply in the market. In an update on Thursday, the estate agent said for the six months ended October 31, the market had been “challenging.” Its share price dropped more than 35 per cent on Thursday morning. “New instructions have slowed [...]